According to Wikipedia, George Henry Crumb Jr. was an American composer of avant-garde contemporary classical music. Early in his life he rejected the widespread modernist usage of serialism, developing a highly personal musical language which "range[s] in mood from peaceful to nightmarish". Crumb's compositions are known for pushing the limits of technical prowess by way of frequent use of extended techniques. The unusual timbres he employs evoke a surrealist atmosphere which portray emotions of considerable intensity with vast and sometimes haunting soundscapes. His few large-scale works include Echoes of Time and the River , which won the 1968 Pulitzer Prize for Music, and Star-Child , which won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition; however, his output consists of mostly music for chamber ensembles or solo instrumentalists. Among his best known compositions are Black Angels , a striking commentary on the Vietnam War for electric string quartet; Ancient Voices of Children for a mixed chamber ensemble; and Vox Balaenae , a musical evocation of the humpback whale, for electric flute, electric cello, and amplified piano.
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The ghosts of Alhambra : for baritone, guitar and percussion (one player) (2010) (0)
The winds of destiny : (American songbook IV) : a cycle of American Civil War songs, folk songs and spirituals : for amplified solo female voice, amplified piano and percussion quartet (2004) (0)
AFTERSOUND : Frequency , Attack , Return (2015) (0)
The winds of destiny : songs of strife, love, mystery and exultation : a cycle of American Civil War songs, folk songs, and spirituals for singer, percussion quartet and amplified piano (2008) (0)
30th Anniversary Celebration Concert 2 A program of works by William Balcom, George Crumb, Jacob Druckman, George Rochberg, and David Rakowski Wednesday, November 29, 2006 8:00 p.m. Lillian H. Duncan Recital Hall (2006) (0)
JOHN BURGARDT Percussion MASTER'S RECITAL Saturday, March 28, 1992 6:00 p.m. Lillian H. Duncan Recital Hall (1992) (0)
A journey beyond time : (American songbook II) : a cycle of Afro-American spirituals : for amplified solo female (or male) voice, amplified piano, and percussion quartet (2005) (0)
Dream sequence : (images II) : violin, cello, piano and percussion (1 player) (and offstage "glass harmonica") (1976) (0)
Processional : piano solo (1984) (0)
Voices from a forgotten world : a cycle of American songs from North, South, East and West (2007) (0)
The river of life : (American songbook I) : a cycle of hymns, spirituals and revival tunes : for amplified solo female voice, amplified piano and percussion quartet (2003) (0)
Unto the hills : (American songbook III) : a cycle of Appalachian folk songs : for amplified solo female (or male) voice, amplified piano and percussion quartet (2002) (0)
Songs, drones and refrains of death : baritone, electric guitar, electric contrabass, electric piano (electric harpsichord), percussion (2 players) (1971) (0)
A contemporary songs selection (2006) (0)
The sleeper : mezzo-soprano and piano (1984) (0)
GABRIEL VIONNE, Percussion MASTERS RECITAL Sunday April 10, 1988 8:00 p.m. in the Shepherd School Recital Hall (1988) (0)
Schedule and Programs (2009) (0)
Voices from the morning of the earth (2007) (0)
Makrokosmos : magic worlds of sound (2007) (0)
George Crumb : 70th birthday album (1999) (0)
Sorceress of the new piano : the artistry of Margaret Leng Tan (2004) (0)
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